Month: July 2017

This is the fourth year of #SocialShorts, which showcases the work of Australia’s talented short filmmakers. The competition will run for three weeks across three categories – Comedy, Drama and Open – with each category owning the spotlight for a week. Audiences can vote for their favourite short films in each category and are encouraged to share their favourites across social media. The winning film for each category announced at the start of the following week.

Those who vote also have the chance to win a double pass to the 7th AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel, including flights and accommodation.

It may be of interest to you that we have a number of short films from Victoria competing in the comedy category this year:

DEEP STORAGE

DEEPEST SYMPATHY

DYING FOR A LAUGH

MESSIAH

MOONMAN

SO THIS IS IT THEN!

SPILL

THE UNCOMFORTABLY SEXY RULES OF TRUCO

We greatly appreciate any promotion you are able to do, and if you would like any further information or marketing assets, please don’t hesitate to contact me. For further info on #SocialShorts and to watch and vote for the films, visitwww.socialshorts.com.au.

You still have 2 weeks to enter SF3 2017, and Gala Award tickets are on sale NOW! Entrants have until Tuesday, August 1st to submit their films, with the winner receiving a monster prize pack valued at over $10,000 and having their film screened in San Diego, so……..get ready, set and filming to be in with a chance for short film superstardom!

ENTRIES OPEN! $200,000 FOR FILMMAKERS. Filmmakers have five weeks to get their entries in to the largest cash fellowship (AUD$200,000) for short film in Australia: the 2017 Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship.

Brought to you by @Sydney Film Festival and @Lexus Australia, for the third year, filmmakers have until 24 August to submit. The Fellowship is a chance to be among four filmmakers awarded $50,000 each! to produce their next short film to premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in 2019.

It’s a simple process with no entry fee. All filmmakers are required to do is submit an eligible film and curriculum vitae at www.sff.org.au/fellowship